RI Personal Injury Lawyer

Personal Injury Attorney

A personal injury is described as any harm caused to a person. This harm can be classified as a broken bone, a cut, a bruise or slander. Slander is not a physical harm, but can still be defined as personal injury. Any type of bodily injury as a result of an attack, negligence, or accident can also be categorized as the same; you can file a lawsuit to recover damages from whoever is responsible for your injuries.

Personal Injury Attorneys – Statistics

• On average, 11,200 disabling accidental injuries take place every hour each year.
• Construction sites are the most common places where accidents occur
• Each year, nearly 11,000 Americans suffer a traumatic injury to the spinal cord. Many of them suffer permanent disabilities.

Rhode Island Workers Compensation claims are also handled by Rhode Island personal injury Attorneys. The purpose of workers’ compensation is to provide assistance when a worker is injured (including a preexisting condition that became worse with accident) that arises in the scope of employment. This means that anyone personally injured while working or through work-related matters. If payments from workers comp run out and you still need financial help contact Personal injury Attorney Joshua Macktaz for options.
Personal injuries can also be any injury resulting from libel, slander, malicious prosecution, or false arrest, any bodily injury, sickness, disease, or death sustained by any person and caused by an occurrence for which the state, or anyone else may be held liable.
Common causes of injuries include:

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